She attended the College of Saint Teresa, Winona, and graduated with a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education. Sister Mary Margaret spent her career in elementary education and teaching piano. She also spent 32 years in Watertown, S.D., as a teacher and a night nurse aide in local nursing homes.

Now, Sister Mary Margaret enjoys tutoring students and assisting teachers at Saint Pius X School in Rochester, and volunteering with ministries at Assisi Heights.